Spiecker, Hans Heinrich 1842-1908

SPIECKER, DETLEFS, EISNER, DORNBUSCH

Posted By: Linda Mohning (email)
Date: 9/5/2011 at 21:17:14

Death of Hans Spiecker. Hans Spiecker, residing north of Remsen, died at his home on Friday of blood poisoning. He sustained an injury to his foot some time ago and a bed sore developed, resulting in blood poisoning which proved fatal. Mr. Spiecker was about sixty-eight years of age and was a native of Schleswig-Holstein, Europe. He came to Plymouth county in 1880 and engaged in farming at which he made a great success, acquiring land and money and conducting a fine stock farm. He leaves a widow and grown up family. The funeral was held on Sunday at St. Paul’s church in Remsen. – Le Mars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 1908, page 1.

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The death of Hans Spiecker which occurred on Thursday, September 3, 1908, at 1:30 p.m., removed another one of those pioneers who are—or have been—so closely connected with the early history of Remsen that we count him among Remsen’s early settlers. Hans Heinrich Spiecker was born on the 31st day of March, 1842, in Eesch, near Mehldorf, Suder Dittmarschen, Germany. In 1865 he came to America and made his first home in Davenport, Iowa. In 1870 he went to live as a farmer in Benton county and in 1883 he came to Remsen. On the 28th day of July 1869, while in Davenport, he married Amalie Detlefs, who survives him, and to their union were born four sons and four daughters of whom seven are living, to wit: Anna, now Mrs. Fred Eisner, of Sioux City; Frank, of Remsen; Katie, now Mrs. J. Dornbusch; Theodore, Henry, Marie and Ferdinand, who are at home. The youngest child, a daughter, died in infancy. Two brothers, Peter and Christian, and a sister reside in Europe. The funeral, which took place last Sunday afternoon, had one of the largest attendances ever seen in Remsen. – Le Mars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, Sept 15, 1908, page 2.